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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14

NOT A POLICY WKITEK-In the Criminal Court,
= liSc Cox, this morning, the district attorney
called the attention OF the court u the case OF
Charles H. Mlsner, convicted OF playing policy,
and appealed frOIn the Police Court HE stated
mat The officers had made IN examination OF the
plpers found on HIM, and aserrtalned that ne Was
h-htlliS the Tiger and was not a policy writer,
an III view OF these representations he would
enter = nOiie prJs. and this as done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14

Remember, Saturday is Bargain Day at
the Family shoe Store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14
NOR SALE-HOUSES.
Il Jno. A. Prescott l4ll
ZIG r st. u. W.. has the following

Il Jno. A. Prescott l4l6 st. W.. has the following
bargains for sale:
16l2 18th st 3-story- and-ce lar brick, IL
and bath; all mod inps. Price ss,5.'o.
1916 18th st NV 3 story and brick. IL rooms
and bath: all mod. imps. Price $500
1915 10Th ST. NV. o-story -aud-bIs ment brick. Z
rooms and bath mod. nps Price "a 800. ol4-lw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14

Fresh Attorney Butter churned every morning
and delivered in u ID "Mard" prtntA 40c. per lh
Also. Cottage Cheese and butterniik; sweet MIX
&c. per quart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14

Accommodated Speller, colored. engaged at
~OTk on canal boat al the foot 30 street SOUTH
easi, MAS severely injured yesterday about the
head D. the breaAlng OF hOi>ting crane. Dr. Ober
atten led MN and lac was removed 10 Providence
4J>pitAL- Chas- Diler who resides 1T No. 1911
on street northwest, while WORKING al his trade,
c4rpenIerlng. On a new building on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue between ii and 81 streets southeast, yes
teriay Afternoon FELL from a scafrOlt and was
sl-ui.y lDJuresl Yesterday, Maggie Bartlett, a
glri OF TX years, residing at 4Oi street southeast
M't> run over o. a hight wagon driven by Harry
MLJtLcws- Dr. Herbert WAS called In and found
That her injuries were sllyht
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
suit 20 RsooNar a4.nn0. .aon.

Miss Jane e. Hall of Montgomery
county, Pa, and married sister living
in Philadelphia, have instituted suit to
recover $4, 900, 900 from the United States
government. The ladies claim to be
iineal descendants Of Jacob DeHayen, a
wealthy Frenchman, who settled near
Morristown, Pa, in ante Revolutionary
times. The story goes that in l777 De-
Haven loaned the Colonial government
half a million francs with which to pay
the troops and during the latter years of
the struggle contributed further of
money, food and forage. During Wash
ington's first administration Mr.. DeHayen
presented his claims TO Congress and they
were allowed, but the claimant died be-
fore he received penny. Some time
between 1850 and 1850, it :S ssis tiis
official records in Washington were ex
amined and a sum was appropriated to
pay the DeHaven debt, but the claimants
were so many and the testimony as to
descent from DeHaven so poor that no
division of the money could be made.
Now, however, Miss Hall and her sister
insist that they can prove that they are
DeHayen's true heirs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
ILLINOIS IORDLY LANDLORD.
A Representative After Him with a
sharp stick

CHICAGO, May 2O.-A special from Spring.
field, ILL.,, says: There was a fight In the
house yesterday In which Representative
Pierce openly charged that he had dis
covered the footprints of Lord Scully, the
Irish landlord who owns 10000 acres in
Logan county, and Is, tis alleged, misusing
his tenants there. His lordship lives beyond
the sens and does his business through I'm
agent In the usual English style. Mr.,
Pierce indicated that the situations savored
very much OF ill-gotten gain.
In all, five bills have been introduced In
the assembly on this question. Their
authors and those Intel ested mot In n secret
conference not long ago, mud agroed 10
consolidate on ono bill and to amend 1t.
Representative Pierea did not agrea with
the proposals. Yesterday Mr.. Decker Of
Cook, was found to be In charge of tho con-
ference eamsndments.a and managed when the
bill WAS called up to get nherd Of Plt res IN
proposing thern. Mr. Pierce charged that the
Dacker amendments had been gotten up In
tho interests OF Lord Seully and wanted the
house to have them nil read, also those
which he proposed, hut MIR. Decker refused
to show his hand beyond one amendment
at n time. good deal Of excitement was
created. and The hill with all pending
amendments was finally referred to the
Judiciary committee. 1t Is said here that
Lord Scully's agent has obtained the highesi
legal advice In the state ms to the effect of the
proposed bill, should II become law, and
about two or three weeks ago started Will
Il for England. Since then the cable has
been used between him and those who re-
present his interests here. Lord Seully'.
agent IL held to have opened up negotia-
tions between certain parties md his lord
ship that will scarcey bear thelight of day
II an that MIR. Pierce predicts comes topass
there may be n sensation In connection with
this matter before long.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
----e-e -
THE PEACH CROP.
IL May NoI. be so Immense As AntK-
Gipateds

BuNoE pCublhoh
Peaches--what about them Tint is the
question which every one is asking, and no
one can answer satisfactorily, except that
they are dropping and large number Of
those still on the trees are not growing
right. There seems to be three sizes OF the
young peaches, the largest of which are
growing nll right and will undoubtedly re-
main on the trees: but whether there will
be enough OF these to make a peach crop Is
what puzzles the closest observer of
tho two other sizes; the smaller ones
will most assuredly drop, and 1t is
feared the greater portion of the second
size. This condition OF things does not
seem to differ very much from the canal to
Delmar. II Is universal all through the
State, and In Maryland. What caused it2
Some attribute 1t to the frost In April while
Others say the heavy fogs and prevailing
east winds. The peaches In the necks,
along the water courses, are injured very
badly, and some orchards will not have a
fourth OF q crop, while others are eompar-
atlvely bare OF fruit now. This is attributed
to fogs and east winds, the peaches rotting
In the caps. Some OF the young wood looks
as though fire had singed It, and
In many orchards the trees are she'd
ding their leaves. In the central por-
ton of the county, about Woodslde, the
trees are said to be attacked by fly at the
roots, something similar to the Hessian fly
effect of the attacks. That there will be
large numbers of peaches IA sure, but the
immense crop that was anticipated on the
Peninsula a month ago cannot be realized
unless everybody is misled and has for
gotten how many peaches tree can shed
and still have enough left to make crop.
We heard Of a farmer u few years ago who
said he had not a peach In his orchard, and
that summer he had so many he never
hauled all of them to market, hundreds OF
baskets rotting In his orchard.
Dover Delawarean.
There can be no doubt now that thepeach
crop In many sections of this State and Pc
ninsula is injured to such an extent that
there will be- more than one-half crop.
All along the bay shore the injury is so
great that there can not be exceeding n
fourth of a crop, while In other sections the
crop is not so seriously injured, yet 1t is in
iured and the peaches are dropping In an
unprecedented manner. The late frosts
hurt the peaches and the east winds that
have prevailed for the past week has fin-
ished the work. While here and there be-
low Dover there Is an orchard not seriously
hurt, we are safe In saying that In the
great majority OF the orchards there will
not be more than half OF crop. We also
learn that In some parts of Maryland the
crop promises to be very short,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
rHn Oh sonooE nooKs.


There seems to be quite difference
between the accounts of some of our
depositaries and that of the retiring
school superintendents. In some cases
the depositaries claim 10 have returned
books as far back as 1886 for which they
have never received any credit. There
were IL of these depositaries in this
county (outside of Wilmington) under
the former school laws. County super
intendent Bessey has already made
settlement with eight Of them. He is
doing all in his power to straighten
matters in the book business so far as he
is responsible, and we will risk the pre-
diction that the State will lose no money
on sehool-books in New Castle county
where it can be avoided by prompt aud
energetic action on the part of Mr.. Bessey.
We believe the State has already lost
some So, 900 as the result of engaging in
the book business, which will probably
be increased somewhat, as some OF the
books have been on hand no long that
they are not salable, while others are
Rhelf-worn. Wherever such course is
practicable our comfy superintendent
disposes of these books to the best ad-
rivantage in the State at points where they
CNA ~ helo pt ipAE OMh htttbbf1--N
course that will recommend itself to
everybody, since while the State
must lose something on secoud.hand
books, the citizens of Delaware will
gain just as what the State loses on
the transaction. We are also informed
that some Of this schools in this county
have not been visited for two or three
years, while the former law required that
every school should be visited at least
onoe year. There has been great deal
of adverse criticism of late in reference
to some Of the appointees under the new
school law, but if any of them should
prove as inefficient as some of the pessim-
lists predict, we fail TO see where we would
be the loser. Simple justice demands that
the new appointees be given a chance to
prove their worth, and that undue criti-
cism of the appointments should be sus-
pended for time.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
Anosher InlerestinN operation,

The steamer Wistaria which was re-
Gently heightened IL feet on The Pusey
& Jones Company's railway, has had the
breach thoroughly repaired and is now as
bright and sound as new dollar, but she
is now to undego another operation which
the process of cutting her in two. 1t
the increase in the Wistaria's length, her
machinery would be too far aft. Accord
ingly, the order was given to have it re-
moved 10 feet forward, preparations for
which are now being made. The entire
machinery with walking beam and paddle
wheels attached will be raised foot high
on CREASED sliding ways and slowly
drawn forward 10 feet by means of jacks.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
THE oHIoAGO ANARoHIsTs.


CHICAGO, May 21.--A secret circular, pur-
porting to give the latest plan Of organiza-
ton OF the International Working Peoples
Association, the revolutionary society TO
which the condemned anarchists belonged,
has been made public. 1t recounts the con-
vietlon OF the eight condemned men "for
exercising the right Of free speech at q
meeting pronounced by Mayor Harrison to
be peaeeable;" the conviction Of drottkau
in Milwaukee; the faet that new con-
spiracy laws have been adopted In several
states "for the purpose OF intimidating dis
satisfied wage workers" and then 1t quotes
the business end of the Merritt Conspiracy
bill now pending In the Illinois legislature,
printing In capitals the words, 'and 1t shall
not be necessary to prove that the person
committing the crime was member OF the
conspiracy or even heard tho speech or read
the print" It adds: "Our oppressors
seem determined to adopt European
methods. Let US heed the lesson"
The new plan of organization Is as fol-
lows: No group to exceed five In number.
After the first five are organized let them
select a central organizer and separate
again, each individual starting another
group OF his numbering five. When q
group Is reported full let the central organ
izer 20 and inspect them and verify the
fact. BY this system never more than six
will come together. The organizer alone
becomes familiar with the twenty
five. Similar twenty flves can be
established, the various central organizers
constituting an executive committee as n
limit which would give a membership OF
125. So on and so on until the city is
honeycombed with groups into which n
detective cannot penetrate beyond a very
limited length. Later q systematic group
ing of the different cities will be brought
about and a thorough bureau of eorrespon-
denea aealIred"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26

She Nv Chartered TO Hmm ON she
HsenObscOt River.
The steamer Mary Morgan which has
been lying here idle during the past
winter and spring, has been chartered to
run on the Bangor and Rockland line on
the Penobscot river, in Maine. Tyler II.
Wasgatt, the manager of the line, Capt.
Wentworth, and the other officers of the
vessel have arrived here from Bangor and
the Morgan is expected to leave for her
destination to morrow. Capt. Ricketts,,
who commanded the Morgan last year,
will also enter the employ of
the lessees. If satisfactory, the company
will probably purchase her. The line
runs from Bangor to Rockland, dis
tance of GA miles, where connection is
made with Boston. On the line of the
route is Northport, Methodist camp
meeting grounds, which furnishes the
chief supply of excursionists for the line.
Heretofore, the company only used
barges drawn by tug-boats, but this
method became inadequate to aooommo-
date the business. The steamer Mary
Morgan was built by the Harlan & Hol-
lingsworth Company some years
ago for the late Charles Morgan,
proprietor of the Morgan line of
steamers. He built her for the special
purpose of bringing a Louisiana railroad,
which was charging him exorbitant freight
rates, to terms, by establishing the steam-
boat as competitor. Having accom-
plished his purpose he sold her, and she
afterward came into the possession OF
Mortimer IL. Buckley, wealthy Chester
druggist, who owns her at present. She
has recently been repaired and refitted to
adapt her TO her new route.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
-%-e-S----
MORE TELEGRAPH TALK.
A Generalization Co he Effected, bnt
mot with tha w. RI

A Generalization Co he Effected, bnt
not with the w. a..
Henry s. Ives, who heads the mys-
terious syndicate treating with Robert
Garrett for the control of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, telegraph and express
companies, Friday, in New York, made
the following statement:
There Is no truth In tho story of n pro-
posed consolidation of tho Baltimore &
Ohio and the Western Union, or of u pur-
chase OF the B. & D. by the Western Union.
The facts are these: There will be a con-
solidhtlon of the B. IL o. Telegraph with all
the Other telegraph companies, except the
Western Union. In this consolidation The b.
IL o. will he the controlling interest. The
b. Il o isalroad Company, instead of own
Ing only the d. II o. Telegraph stock, will
now own GO per cent of tho stock of the
new consolidated company. The Western
Union cannot have the Baltimore a. Ohio
Telegraph Company Mt any price. 1t is not
true that we have any Western Union stock.
Later in the day he modified this state
ment so as to make it read "Fhere will
probably be n consolidation" He de-
clined to 90 into details, however, and
said his object in making the statement
was to deny tho report of probable con-
solidation with the Western Union.
There has been for long time reports
of negotiations between the companies
competing with the Western Union for a
consolidation of interests, but it is not
believed TINT such combination can be
Immediately effected. When Mr.. Ives
statement was shown to A. Il. Chandler,
president of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, he said ''rhere is no truth in
that so far as my company is concerned. y
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26

An Easton Md, correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun writes; The convention
of the diocese of Easton, which will meet
in Ohestertown or the first Wednesday in
June, will vote for bishop for the
diocese. The proposition which has
been discussed in the newspapers OF con-
solidating the dioceses of Easton and
Delaware into one diocese meets with
very little favor in either diocese, and it
is improbable that the proposition will be
made in either the Delaware or Easton
conventions, which will be in session at
the same time. In connection with the
bishopric of Easton the name of the Rev.
|. Nevett Steele, now in charge of parish
at Wappingley Falls, N. Y, lis freely used,
and it is possible that he will be the next
bishop. He is son of Mr.. ]. Neve,i
Steele, the distinguished lawyer of Balti.
more, and is Of Eastern shore ancestry the
Steeles being from Dorchester county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
A RIOT OF COKE srRIKHRs.
A Knot Of RHen Attacked by 800 OF
'rhem with Riude CONS.

PITTsDURa, May 20.-A serious phase In
the coke strike at Everson, Pa /, wAA de-
veloped this morning when II mob OF 800
miners marching In body and gererhlly
armed with bludgeons suddenly appeared
In the coke yard at tho Jimtown works OF
Colonel Schoonmaker. Without warning
they made savage attack on u little knot
OF men who w,,re engaged In drawing out
the coke from The ovens there. This coke
has been in tho ovens since tho strike
began and some eight or ten
laborers had been engaged TO draw
1t out. While 80 engaged the mob
suddenly rushed In on them and brutally
could not escape were cruelty beaten, one
man having both arms broken and being so
badly kicked that his life Ia despaired Of.
Six men altogether were beaten very
severely. All the barrows and tools used
in the works were destroyed by the mob.
Having effeatually accomplished their
mission at Jimtown, the rioters marched
through Dawson and across the Youghiog.
heny river to the works OF James Cochran
& Sons. Mr. Oochran's sons, assisted by
some non-unfon men, had watered out the
ovens OF this firm and drawn the coke from
q few ovens, and the anger OF the mob was
directed against them.
Fortunately the hour was early and no
one was working In Cochran's yard ut
Nellie and Oiarissa, but In the absence OF
human victims they wrenked their ven
geance upon the coke wagons and tools at
those works, destroying all such movable
property they could lay hands on.
After this they scattered, their work
being accomplished, and at this hour are
struggling Off to their homes, though many
are still eongregated In the neighborhood
Of Cochrans works.
Sheriff Miller has been wired and is now
on his way to the scene with posse. The
mob was from Wheeler, Tr0tter and Leisen-
ring and was composed chiefly OF Hun
garians and negroes.
The action of this morning, IL Is said,
was decided upon In open meeting Of tho
men held yesterday afternoon. The riot
was caused by an attempt on the part OF
the operators TO save the coke now I'm the
ovens. Thirty-llve thousand tons OF coke,
worth $4,000, arc being burned up.
The coal miners, haulers and oven
workers have all been paid for filling the
ovens, but the strikers refused TO allow
anybody to draw the coke and save 1t from
total loss. No attempt has been made by
the operators to start up their works or put
In new men. They are merely trying to
snve the coke already made.
1t is reported here that an order has been
received from Grand Master Workman
Powderly ordering the Knights Of Labor in
the coke regions TO return to work as the
strlka Is lllegal.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
a sLIGHr BLAzE.
Hnt a Zig Hlaxe Narrowly Avorted-
Eire in Hudson & do ~ OH Ware

Bnt n Hsig Rlaxe Narrowly Avorted :
Etro tn Hudson & Do. ~ Oil Ware
house.
The alarm OF fro at 7.30 O'Clock Friday
evening from box No. Al. was caused by u
slight fire In the cellar of J. II, Hudson II
Co.'s oil warehouse, No. 10 Market street.
The fire department responded promptly
and with several streams OF water extin-
guished the flames. Their quick response
and action prevented what might have been
very serious blazp, as the cellar was
stocked with oil. As Il was, the principal
damage was by water, and will amount to
probably $400 or $500, which Is fully
covered by insurance through Buck II Co.
The fire was caused by the setting atire
OF some naphtha. Harry Hudson WIS
drawing. what is called rs naphtha, which
he had done before many times, rs It WIS
not considered inhAmmAble enough to be
dangerous. He had closed lantern with
him which he placed several feet away
from the barrel. While hewas drawing the
fluid, the fumes from the oil must have
communicated with the flame, as In the
twinkling of IN eye, the flash OF flame
spread from the lantern TO the barrel.
Hudson had enought presence of mind to
turn of the spigot, and he then ran for his
life. The flames burst up high, even COM
ing through the joints OF the first floor,
The heat, however, was not intense and
did not even set flre to the floor. Oonsid-
cradle stock was ruined by axle grease run
ing over It and the collar is Allied with oil,
but Mr.. Hudson feels thankful for his mar
row escape from more serious damage.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26

CHICAGO, May 19.-The Ne,os says: J, p,
Fine Il Company, No. GAG State street, have
been receiving so much matter within the
last few weeks that Inspector Kldder inves-
tIeated the firm and found It was swind.
ling concern that promised to send S29U
packages OF ladies' wearing apparel for sale
on 40 per cent commission to any one who
would remit $5. Fine has been stopping al
n hotel at the above number. But learning
that detectives were after him he lied to
Canada, Inspector Kidder has about l6t
letters for Fine Il Company, nearly all oi
them containing Enclosures. The remit
tances will be returned to sendes or lor'
warded TO the dead letter office.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
a ar.gnl voans Irl.ha.aa Ia...,n

CmGAGo, May l9.The Times says: "Wil-
liam p. Wall, Il well-educnted Irlshman, who
Is IL graduate vi an Itlsn colleges, whs on-
terday locked up In the Insane department
of the county court. Until ono yenr ago
this month Wall wrote special articles for
daily papers In this city, having come from
Ireland about four years ago. Last May he
went to New York city, where he furnished
special articles for minor points.
lie ultimately exhibited symptoms OF
insanity and was confined in the asylum at
Brooklyn. He says that last week he was
released from that institution and was
given n ticket to Chicago. He arrived here
last Saturday. Yesterday he went to the
Cathedral OF the Holy Name and began
singing Latin hymns ut tibet top OF his voice.
Wall was taken TO the insane department.
He was pretty rational afterwards and ex-
planned his conduct by saying that he had
suffered from religious excitement at inter
walls for years. Wall has brother who is
employed by the Associated Press, and who
was reported In last nights dispatches rs
having been seriously injured during the
attack on Mr.. 0'Brien on the streets Of
Toronto, Ont.